This Week: Indiana will host an invitational meet as a final tune-up for
the NCAA Championships at the end of March. In addition to the athletes
from Indiana and Kentucky, there will also be swimmers from Cincinnati and
Purdue. The invitational will start Friday evening at 6 p.m. and
Saturday's action will begin at 1 p.m. This is the last chance for the
athletes to get automatic or consideration times for the NCAA meet.

Last Week: Last weekend, the Hoosiers finished fifth at the Big Ten
Championships at Minnesota. Indiana finished the three-day meet with 332
points. Minnesota was first with 714 points. Seven swimmers and two
relay teams achieved NCAA consideration times over the weekend. Three
divers scored high enough for the NCAA Regional Dive Meet, March 13-14.

Team Standings

1.

Minnesota

714

2.

Michigan

641

3.

Penn State

419

4.

Ohio State

407

5.

Indiana

332

6.

Purdue

309.5

7.

Northwestern

261

8.

Wisconsin

243

9.

Iowa

179.5

10.

Michigan State

131

Dive Team Dominates Conference: For the second consecutive year, the
diving team walked away with numerous awards from the Big Ten
Championships. Dr. Jeff Huber, dive coach, was named Big Ten Coach of the
Year for the second year in a row. It is his fourth overall Coach of the
Year Award in the Big Ten. In 1992 and 1997, he also won the women's
Coach of the Year Award. Sophomore Tom Davidson became the second Indiana
diver in a row to earn Diver of the Championships. Last year, Mike
Collier won the award. Collier was named 1998 Big Ten Diver of the Year,
an award he also won in 1997. Throughout the season, all five Indiana
divers have qualified for the NCAA Regional Dive Meet. Listed below are
the Indiana finishes at the Big Ten Championships:

One-meter

Three-meter

Platform

1. Tom Davidson - 541.20

2. Tom Davidson - 549.30

1. Mike Collier - 785.95

2. Mike Collier - 537.05 6.

Mike Collier - 487.70

4. Tom Davidson - 666.10

4. Ryan Kosanic - 497.85

11. Jon Repetti - 435.15

6. Jason Graves - 545.15

11. Jon Repetti - 425.85

14. Ryan Kosanic - 430.70

* 9 total divers

13. Jason Graves - 405.40

15. Jason Graves - 426.80

* 33 total divers

* 32 total divers

NCAA Watch: Several Hoosiers qualified for the NCAA Championships during
the Big Ten Meet. All seven swimmers and the two relay teams made
consideration times. Listed below are the events and times each swimmer
qualified in.

Name

Event

Time

Ken Ackermann

100 Back

:49.22

200 Back

1:45.56

Rob Chelle

1650 Free

15:37.18

Tom Davis

100 Breast

:55.99

Kyle Goodrich

200 IM

1:49.77

400 IM

3:54.85

Ben Hunter

1650 Free

15:30.02

Rob Iglinski

200 IM

1:49.56

400 IM

3:53.22

Tom Wanezek

100 Fly

:48.79

Ackermann, Davis, Wanezek,

200 Medley Relay

1:30.34

Gold,Ackermann, Davis, Wanezek,

400 Medley Relay

3:17.62

NCAA Championships: The 1998 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships will
be March 26-28 at Auburn University. For any media credential requests,
contact Greg Greenwell at the Indiana University Media Relations office at
(812) 855-9399.